Jeremiah 22:10
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10 (A)Weep not for him who is dead,
nor grieve for him,
(B)but weep bitterly for him who goes away,
for he shall return no more
to see his native land.
Ecclesiastes 4:2
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2 And I (A)thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
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Lamentations 4:9
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9 Happier were the victims of the sword
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
Jeremiah 22:11
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Message to the Sons of Josiah
11 For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and (A)who went away from this place: “He shall return here no more,
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Isaiah 57:1
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Israel's Futile Idolatry
57 The righteous man perishes,
and no one lays it to heart;
(A)devout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
2 Kings 22:20
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20 Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and (A)you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’” And they brought back word to the king.
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2 Kings 23:30-34
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30 (A)And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from (B)Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. (C)And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.
Jehoahaz's Reign and Captivity
31 (D)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was (E)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (F)according to all that his fathers had done. 33 And (G)Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at (H)Riblah in the land of (I)Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid on the land a tribute of a hundred talents[a] of silver and a talent of gold. 34 And (J)Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and (K)changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away, (L)and he came to Egypt and died there.
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- 2 Kings 23:33 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
(A)“They shall not lament for him, saying,
(B)‘Ah, my brother!’ or ‘Ah, sister!’
They shall not lament for him, saying,
(C)‘Ah, lord!’ or ‘Ah, his majesty!’
2 Chronicles 35:23-25
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23 And the archers shot King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, (A)“Take me away, for I am badly wounded.” 24 So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. (B)All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 (C)Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josiah; and all (D)the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josiah in their laments to this day. They made these a rule in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments.
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Luke 23:28
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28 But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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Ezekiel 19:3-4
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3 And she brought up one of her cubs;
(A)he became a young lion,
(B)and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men.
4 The nations heard about him;
(C)he was caught in their pit,
(D)and they brought him with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
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